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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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